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62. It won't affect me much. I can't recall the last time I actually wrote a letter.

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50-Cent Stamp, Other Postal Changes Coming [View all] CountAllVotes Feb 2012 OP

I heard they were closing a bunch. ScarletFyre Feb 2012 #1

The one where I live is going part-time CountAllVotes Feb 2012 #2

I am not against paying a little more for stamps bluestateguy Feb 2012 #3

I worked at the USPS for 10 years mikekohr Feb 2012 #69

Many Republicans want to put the USPS out of business. libinnyandia Feb 2012 #4

this shows how stupid the pukes are CountAllVotes Feb 2012 #5

UPS and FedEx CatholicEdHead Feb 2012 #8

fedex uses the postal service to deliver their packages in rural/remote areas of the country madrchsod Feb 2012 #11

Yes, UPS does the same thing. RC Feb 2012 #15

I believe they sometimes do. 2pooped2pop Feb 2012 #35

Not just rural BumRushDaShow Feb 2012 #37

Republicans, like Darrel Issa Art_from_Ark Feb 2012 #12

They like to point out how inefficient the govt is. JohnnyRingo Feb 2012 #20

The same morons who use USPS for the campaign literature Cosmocat Feb 2012 #29

yeah and those morons pay next to nothing for their mailings blondie58 Feb 2012 #60

have they found a way 2pooped2pop Feb 2012 #34

Fuck them sideways. I love the USPS! For real - they do a great job REP Feb 2012 #59

He's getting his own stamp? Already? RZM Feb 2012 #6

A letter with a Fiddy stamp on it will be so bad-ass Codeine Feb 2012 #39

heh! flying rabbit Feb 2012 #48

The title of the OP had me thinking the same thing! Liberal_in_LA Feb 2012 #61

We never see more than one or two PO workers at sites. glinda Feb 2012 #7

Raise it to a dollar. One dollar for First Class Mail coast to coast? Bargain. nt onehandle Feb 2012 #9

+1, seriously. Fedex 3 day would be $15 for the same letter. joshcryer Feb 2012 #17

Yep Auggie Feb 2012 #40

I'm with you. kimmylavin Feb 2012 #49

the only thing that will help the post office is.... madrchsod Feb 2012 #10

The Postal Service Poison Pill... bl968 Feb 2012 #13

How many corporations could, eyewall Feb 2012 #51

That's why corps got rid of their pensions and replaced them withg 401 k's Yupster Feb 2012 #73

Except it wasn't the Republicans. former9thward Feb 2012 #57

Or just bringing them back in house quakerboy Feb 2012 #63

This is a big part of the problem mikekohr Feb 2012 #70

I spent $24 to ship an envelope Express Mail this week high density Feb 2012 #14

Waive the signature requirement. tclambert Feb 2012 #26

If they'd charge all that junk the full rate, they'd be swimming in money... lastlib Feb 2012 #47

About time. joshcryer Feb 2012 #16

Today I mailed a small package from the West Coast to the Midwest. JDPriestly Feb 2012 #18

UPS can be cheaper thesquanderer Feb 2012 #31

The USPS is far cheaper on small, light parcels mikekohr Feb 2012 #71

Half a buck to get a letter across the country? JohnnyRingo Feb 2012 #19

Raise it to $5 - it doesn't affect me FrodosPet Feb 2012 #23

Do the forever stamps still mean, forever? tavalon Feb 2012 #21

I never use them JohnnyRingo Feb 2012 #24

Wait till people have to pay the "free market" price for Postal Services LarryNM Feb 2012 #22

Germany and Japan tried privatizing their Postal Services. Rates about double ours. tclambert Feb 2012 #27

On-line shopping JJW Feb 2012 #25

Online shipping fees aren't necessarily due to actual costs thesquanderer Feb 2012 #30

Take a guess at what the artwork will look like PuffedMica Feb 2012 #28

I can imagine the reich-wing reaction to this nxylas Feb 2012 #33

50 cent stamp and 5-day delivery isn't enough... thesquanderer Feb 2012 #32

Just use corporate logos JJW Feb 2012 #36

Why do mass mailings or junk mail uses the Post Office and not FED EX nor UPS? kemah Feb 2012 #38

Those guys don't do mass mailings. sofa king Feb 2012 #41

And ONLY the USPS has the coverage and network to pull it off ... SomeGuyInEagan Feb 2012 #46

The USPS gives those junk mail mass mailers huge discounts. They are not paying 50 cents Incitatus Feb 2012 #68

About time someone honored his genius! JCMach1 Feb 2012 #42

Damn! You beat me to it! caseymoz Feb 2012 #54

Come on! Spill it! JCMach1 Feb 2012 #55

Here are some ideas Marthe48 Feb 2012 #43

The rates just changed a week or two ago, and not by much, HOWEVER... HopeHoops Feb 2012 #44

I'm more glad than ever that I spent over $200 on Forever stamps when they were 39 cents slackmaster Feb 2012 #45

I get free USPS shipping from a vendor I've used many times. eyewall Feb 2012 #50

This message was self-deleted by its author CountAllVotes Feb 2012 #64

It's one of the great American institutions. eyewall Feb 2012 #66

as,a retired member of NALC branch #47 blondie58 Feb 2012 #52

Rap has certainly gone mainstream in a blink. caseymoz Feb 2012 #53

Whoot there it is! JCMach1 Feb 2012 #56

Still a bargain (and I still mail stuff!) REP Feb 2012 #58

It won't affect me much. I can't recall the last time I actually wrote a letter. razorman Feb 2012 #62

I can honestly say I haven't bought a stamp in Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #65

IF 50 cent gets a stamp, when does Snoop Dogg get his stamp? sarcasmo Feb 2012 #67

Coffee + Spit = Computer Monitor is not happy. n/t ChromeFoundry Feb 2012 #74

Sorry about the moniter :) sarcasmo Feb 2012 #75

Postal rates. PoliticalOne65 Feb 2012 #72